December 21, 2016
Vietnam’s Suppression against Local Activists Continues
By Defend the Defenders, December 21, 2016 Vietnam’s communist government has continued its crackdown against local dissidents, social activists and human rights defenders one week after sending two pro-democracy activists to jail. On late night of Monday [December 19], Hanoi’s authorities deployed around 30 plainclothes police officers to attack the private residence of former political […]
July 30, 2017
Many Vietnamese Activists Detained, Charged with Subversion
by Nhan Quyen • Nguyen Bac Truyen, Nguyen Trung Ton, Pham Van Troi, Truong Minh Duc
By Defend the Defenders, July 30, 2017 On July 30, Vietnam’s security forces arrested many activists as part of the increasing efforts of the communist government to crack down local political dissidents, human rights defenders, social activists and independent bloggers. At Sunday’s noon, police detained three former prisoners of conscience Pham Van Troi, Nguyen Trung […]